The Madam CJ Walker Exhibit at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, IN on January 10, 2020. Walker was considered the wealthiest African-American businesses-woman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919. Photos: Maddie McGarvey

Black History Month Alert: Madam C.J. Walker Gets a New Celebratory Exhibition

She was not only a millionaire but also a philanthropist and political activist

“I want to live to help my race” — these were some of Madam C.J. Walker’s last words from her deathbed. In her lifetime, the barriers she broke as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political…